Index: modules/node/node.pages.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.127
diff -u -p -r1.127 node.pages.inc
--- modules/node/node.pages.inc	17 Jun 2010 13:44:45 -0000	1.127
+++ modules/node/node.pages.inc	23 Jul 2010 12:35:46 -0000
@@ -141,8 +141,11 @@ function node_form($form, &$form_state, 
   if ($extra = node_invoke($node, 'form', $form_state)) {
     $form = array_merge_recursive($form, $extra);
   }
-  if (!isset($form['title']['#weight'])) {
-    $form['title']['#weight'] = -5;
+  if (isset($form['title'])) {
+    $form['title']['#required'] = TRUE;
+    if (!isset($form['title']['#weight'])) {
+      $form['title']['#weight'] = -5;
+    }
   }
   // @todo Legacy support. Modules adding form building and processing functions
   //   to the node form are encouraged to access the node using